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Why does propanol have a higher boiling point than propanone, propanal or methyl ethanoate?

Molecules of propanol have a hydrogen directly bonded to a NOF atom (oxygen in this case), which means that they can hydrogen bond with eachother. The oxygen in the other three molecules is only bonded to...

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How is the bonding in NH3 and what does this entail for its electron-domain geometry and molecular geometry?

Nitrogen has atomic number 7; so, when neutral, it has 7 electrons . Those electrons are organized according to the Aufbau principle in an electronic configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p^...

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Why does iodine have a higher boiling point than chlorine?

Iodine atoms have more electrons surrounding them than chlorine molecules. This results in Iodine having much stronger inter-molecular forces than chlorine, which require more energy to break, resulting i...

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Write the electronic configuration of the following using the orbital method: 4. N3- 5. Ar 6. Sc3+ 7. Mn2+ 8. Fe3+ 9. V3+

4. 1s²2s²2p⁶ 5. 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶ 6. 1s²2s²2p

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Potassium forms an ionic compound with sulfur. Describe what happens when atoms of Potassium react with atoms of sulfur. Give your answer in terms of electron transfer.

Electrons are transferred from potassium to sulfur. Two potassium atoms each lose one electron, and one sulfur atom gains both of the electrons lost by the potassium atoms. This results in K⁺ i...

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